Gearing up for one of the hottest movie events of the year, top-name stars were spotted arriving at Salt Lake City International Airport ahead of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival yesterday (January 19).

It’s just under a year away, and “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” has just treated anticipating theatergoers to the film's first official poster and teaser trailer.

With the two and a half minute clip available for viewing in the player above, it certainly looks like Peter Jackson and his cronies are whipping up yet another delicious concoction of action, adventure, and fantasy for the forthcoming 3D, 2D, and IMAX 3D feature, due in theaters on December 14, 2012.